Where to go from here?

melzielkie
melzielkie Posts: 90 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all!

Ok so I lost a ton of weight over the past year and a half and a few months ago hit my goal weight (YAY!!). Now I don't really know where to go from here regarding how much I should be eating.. I don't necessarily want to lose more weight, but I do have fat that I would like to get rid of! I started doing some strength training over the past few months which I love and would like to continue and improve on that!

So because I want to lose fat but still gain muscle, how many cals should I be aiming towards?!

Any help is greatly appreciated!! :)

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    where you are new to strength training you can gain some muscle in a deficit. I would suggest either eating at maintenance and lifting heavy, or at a slight deficit (10% below TDEE, or no more than 0.5lb/week goal) Either are viable options. If you do want to lose more fat I would suggest the slight deficit, then when you like what you see, continue the weights, but up your cals to maintenance at that time.
  • melzielkie
    melzielkie Posts: 90 Member
    Thank you!! I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels right now and going no where so this is very helpful :)
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Thank you!! I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels right now and going no where so this is very helpful :)

    NP. In either case the muscle gain/fat loss will be slow going, but you should be making noticeable gains in strength. I suggest taking measurements and pics so you can see the progress comparing say two months out with today.
  • melzielkie
    melzielkie Posts: 90 Member
    Thank you!! I feel like I'm just spinning my wheels right now and going no where so this is very helpful :)

    NP. In either case the muscle gain/fat loss will be slow going, but you should be making noticeable gains in strength. I suggest taking measurements and pics so you can see the progress comparing say two months out with today.

    Ok great!! I will take some pictures and measurements tomorrow morning! :)

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